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debut pushed it, bill clinton did, george w. bush and barack obama all the. and so, what i think they are surmount personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation and there's probably things in there that readers might disagree with, but there's also things that readers would be surprised about in terms of what president bush sought in terms of diplomacy with north korea, which is not really something they would associate with president wishes to send north korea. so that was the natural thing where i could have some thing i miss that perhaps other authors have written on the topic would not be able to. >> you don't necessarily take an ideological or in your evaluation of the other administrations, but you do give kind of critical view of successes and failures of other administrations in dealing with the issue. the basic thesis of the book is worth korea is the possible state because no one inside is same power to overthrow it and no one risks the cost of changing it. in particular, you know, starting with no one is in power to overth
debut pushed it, bill clinton did, george w. bush and barack obama all the. and so, what i think they are surmount personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation and there's probably things in there that readers might disagree with, but there's also things that readers would be surprised about in terms of what president bush sought in terms of diplomacy with north korea, which is not really something they would associate with president wishes to send north korea. so...
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obama criticized his republican opponents for blocking a farm bill that includes emergency aid for drought-hit areas. >> unfortunately, right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. [ audience boos ] i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa the next few days. he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way, so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and our rural communities. >> agriculture department officials say corn production for 2012 to 2013 will likely plunge to a six-year low. last friday, corn futures hit a record high, $8.49 per bushel. >>> u.s. internet giant google is cutting 4,000 jobs at its recently acquired subsidiary motorola mobility. that's 20% of all staff at the telecom's equipment maker. google officials made the announcement in a document submitted to the u.s. securities and exchange commission. google will also restructure one-third of motorola locations worldwide by closing or merging 30 facilities. google executives say the payroll
obama criticized his republican opponents for blocking a farm bill that includes emergency aid for drought-hit areas. >> unfortunately, right now, too many members of congress are blocking the farm bill from becoming law. [ audience boos ] i am told that governor romney's new running mate, paul ryan, might be around iowa the next few days. he is one of the leaders of congress standing in the way, so if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa...
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in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a blight on obama's legacy they expect the white house to break its promises especially as the notorious guantanamo bay prison is still open despite obama's pre-election about to shut it down by the beginning of two thousand and ten parties marina portnoy reports. long before he became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner barack obama was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized. thank you. a civil liberties champion turned charismatic candidate who vowed to reverse the abuses and policies of his predecessor george w. bush four years later many civil rights advocates who once cheered yes we can are finding themselves saying no you can't not only has the obama administration blocked torture accountability and refused to investigate and prosecute. he's he's basically maintained indefinite detention he's revived military commissions. and as we've seen as well he has expanded targeted killings so they've increased under the obama administration many fold and he's even authorized the killing of a
in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a blight on obama's legacy they expect the white house to break its promises especially as the notorious guantanamo bay prison is still open despite obama's pre-election about to shut it down by the beginning of two thousand and ten parties marina portnoy reports. long before he became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner barack obama was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized. thank you. a civil...
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president barack obama has signed a bill imposing new sanctions against iran the measure as targets of the country's central bank animal particularly hit oil revenues. relations between washington and tehran reached a dangerous point this week islamic countries threaten to block a vital oil supply route in the persian gulf where it's currently holding navy drills to iran promise to not let one drop of oil go through the strait of hormuz if the west goes on with sanctions the u.s. and the e.u. are stepping up pressure over iran's nuclear program tehran is since said it's ready for fresh talks reza marashi of the independent lobby group the national iranian american council says the lack of diplomatic relations between iran and the united states increases the risk of a dangerous outcome. closing the strait of hormuz for the iranian government would be the equivalent of cutting off its nose to spite its face its heavily heavily reliant on its on its income from oil exports the vast majority of which go through the strait that being said just because it's something that the iranian governm
president barack obama has signed a bill imposing new sanctions against iran the measure as targets of the country's central bank animal particularly hit oil revenues. relations between washington and tehran reached a dangerous point this week islamic countries threaten to block a vital oil supply route in the persian gulf where it's currently holding navy drills to iran promise to not let one drop of oil go through the strait of hormuz if the west goes on with sanctions the u.s. and the e.u....
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us president barack obama has signed a bill which means any person can be detained without charge a major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terrorists suspects and comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more authority to detain and interrogate people denying them of their basic constitutional rights. well coming up in the program here on out see the insight into in the money we meet one of the few people able to shed some light on the new leader of the world's most secretive country the man north koreans having to defend to the death. the israeli military has confirmed it carried out an air strike on gaza on friday one palestinian was killed in the attack which telhami of claims was aimed at preventing militants from firing rockets into israel the country has been stepping up its airstrikes in recent months leaving dozens dead three years now after the jewish state briefly invaded gaza military officials saying there may have to start what they're calling quote a war of necessity attempts of brokering a peace dea
us president barack obama has signed a bill which means any person can be detained without charge a major defense bill is aimed at dealing with terrorists suspects and comes with a massive six hundred sixty two billion dollars price tag but critics say the military will now have more authority to detain and interrogate people denying them of their basic constitutional rights. well coming up in the program here on out see the insight into in the money we meet one of the few people able to shed...
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. >> congress for many years have been dragging its feet on a very simple bill to bandies crime ban ban discriminating for being gay. we expect real progress now that president obama has been reelected in terms of an executive order that will ban the companies that profit from federal contracts. that's almost one in four jobs in america. this will be a huge step forward and we're expecting it pretty soon. >> eliot: now just so people can understand many states have passed laws that extend the rights that we're talking about. but many states have not done that, and the federal government has not done that. we still have this hole that needs to be fixed. >> there is a patchwork of civil rights law. it is not the majority of states that have on the report thing. the right thing. giving a fair shot in holding a job not involving their sexual ororientation or sexual identity. >> eliot: even if you're not for same-sex marriage, you can be for the notion that you don't fire somebody because he or she or his or her sexual orientation. i've always been amazed that this issue has not been expande
. >> congress for many years have been dragging its feet on a very simple bill to bandies crime ban ban discriminating for being gay. we expect real progress now that president obama has been reelected in terms of an executive order that will ban the companies that profit from federal contracts. that's almost one in four jobs in america. this will be a huge step forward and we're expecting it pretty soon. >> eliot: now just so people can understand many states have passed laws that...
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this is honestly with me thanks for joining us first civil rights groups have criticized president obama over a controversial difference bill has also wise the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects without charge a trial unprecedented in u.s. history obama said he had serious concerns about parts of the law that has plagued it won't be applied a faulty american is at rights advocates are describing the bill as a blight on his legacy it comes as the notorious gun tunnel of a prison remains open despite the president's pre-election to shut it down by the beginning of twenty ten final flounders from the international action center says the new bill violates basic democratic rights the u.s. claims to fight for around the world. there is the threat to our master tension without our trial without charges. being held by the u.s. military who previously could not legally operate within the u.s. only around the world the u.s. says that they're speaking for democracy around the world for human rights around the world well really the u.s. wars are a form of terror there is no other way of
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this is r t live from the heart of moscow your headlines now president obama has signed a bill which imposes new tough sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program this is despite tehran's threats to shut off a key oil supply route in the gulf between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence they want to use our overseeing the implementation of a peace plan.
this is r t live from the heart of moscow your headlines now president obama has signed a bill which imposes new tough sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program this is despite tehran's threats to shut off a key oil supply route in the gulf between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence they want to use our overseeing the implementation of a peace...
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live from the heart of moscow your headlines now president obama has signed a bill which imposes new tough sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program this is despite tehran's threats to shut off a keel. oil supply route in the gulf as tension between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence the monitors are overseeing the implementation of a peace plan that president assad has agreed to. and the world rings in two thousand and twelve with a bang fireworks and celebrations across the globe r.t. has taken a look back at a momentous two thousand and eleven filled with protests civil war and regime change. while our two thousand and eleven as we were saying was packed with world changing events now earlier my colleague kevin owen spoke to russia's ambassador to the u.n. . can and i asked him his thoughts on tackling the issues that are currently dividing the globe. the un security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths f
live from the heart of moscow your headlines now president obama has signed a bill which imposes new tough sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program this is despite tehran's threats to shut off a keel. oil supply route in the gulf as tension between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence the monitors are overseeing the implementation of a peace plan...
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president barack obama has signed a bill imposing new sanctions against iran the measures that target the country's central bank and more particularly hit the oil revenues of relations between washington and tehran which to a dangerous point this week there's not a country threaten to block off a vital oil supply route in the persian gulf where it's currently holding navy drills to run promise to not let one drop of oil go through the strait of hormuz so if the west goes on with sanctions the u.s. stepping up pressure over iran's nuclear program to iran has since said it's ready for fresh talks political analyst chris bambery believes the west is putting world peace at stake with its stubbornness over sanctions. that americans could probably force use in a military way when it's in the gulf could probably force open the straits of hormuz but that would mean war with iran and that would be a huge huge escalation and would threaten world peace and therefore i think the iranians are really challenging the americans sensing the american weakness we know that both from british sources that
president barack obama has signed a bill imposing new sanctions against iran the measures that target the country's central bank and more particularly hit the oil revenues of relations between washington and tehran which to a dangerous point this week there's not a country threaten to block off a vital oil supply route in the persian gulf where it's currently holding navy drills to run promise to not let one drop of oil go through the strait of hormuz so if the west goes on with sanctions the...
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he also passed a bill to stop all of the january 1 tax cuts. -- we also passed a bill to stop all of the generally when tax cuts. the american people reelected president obama on election date. the also elected the republican majority in the house. they gave us a mandate not to raise taxes on families and small businesses, but a mandate to work together to solve the massive debt that threatens our country's future. unfortunately the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject indeed all of our proposals while failing to offer responsible solutions of their own. what the president has offered so far will not do anything to solve our spending problem and begin to adjust our nation's crippling debt. instead he wants more spending and tax hikes that will hurt our economy. he refuses to challenge the members of his party to deal honestly with entitlement reform and the big issues that are facing our nation. that is why we find ourselves here today. i have challenge members of our party to make the tough choices. we are willing to. washington has a serious spending problem. $16 tri
he also passed a bill to stop all of the january 1 tax cuts. -- we also passed a bill to stop all of the generally when tax cuts. the american people reelected president obama on election date. the also elected the republican majority in the house. they gave us a mandate not to raise taxes on families and small businesses, but a mandate to work together to solve the massive debt that threatens our country's future. unfortunately the president and senate democrats have vowed to reject indeed all...
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president barack obama has signed the fans bill with a price tag of six hundred sixty two. in dollars despite serious reservations by critics over how terror suspects will be handled under its provisions the new law means any person can be detained without charge opponents also say the legislation gives more authority to the military to detain and interrogate people denying them constitutional right. now here in president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency in response to the wave of violent attacks by islamist sect. in a state address on saturday he vowed to crush the terrorist group and condemn the christmas bomb blast that killed more than forty people following the announcement racial clashes erupted in the east leaving dozens dead tens of thousands have fled their homes across the country in the wake of recent violence. in the south sudanese state thousands of fighters from the loonier tribe have laid siege to a town of one of the arrivals members of the tribe storm and people are torching buildings stealing livestock and forcing scores from their homes
president barack obama has signed the fans bill with a price tag of six hundred sixty two. in dollars despite serious reservations by critics over how terror suspects will be handled under its provisions the new law means any person can be detained without charge opponents also say the legislation gives more authority to the military to detain and interrogate people denying them constitutional right. now here in president goodluck jonathan has declared a state of emergency in response to the...
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watching the weekly on our top stories in the last seven days with me kevin and first president obama signed a bill which imposes sanctions on iran over its nuclear program is despite surrounds threats to shut off a key oil supply route in the gulf is tension between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing out of league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence to monitor the implementation of a peace plan the president. of the world rings in twenty twelve with a bang with fireworks and celebration.
watching the weekly on our top stories in the last seven days with me kevin and first president obama signed a bill which imposes sanctions on iran over its nuclear program is despite surrounds threats to shut off a key oil supply route in the gulf is tension between the two countries continues to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing out of league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence to monitor the implementation of a peace plan the...
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that obama rewrote certain aspects of that bill they change the terms of the south korea trade deal is there evidence to how the industry groups like the one that you focused on influence that process well it's really interesting if you go back to late two thousand and nine big automotive companies like ford motor company were actually taking a big newspaper advertisements talking about how unfair the south korean trade deal where you know so on and so forth and then you know when you saw the bottom of this very start to meet with auto industry people i meet with south korean negotiators they change the deal and then four was putting out press releases talking about how great the deal was for america you know they were not they weren't necessarily talking about their own industry which is what they were really concerned about they were talking about how great the deal was you know for the rest of us but it's fairly clear in apparent now that the bottom ministration actually work with several industries to try to get their concerns met them as industry started pouring money into congres
that obama rewrote certain aspects of that bill they change the terms of the south korea trade deal is there evidence to how the industry groups like the one that you focused on influence that process well it's really interesting if you go back to late two thousand and nine big automotive companies like ford motor company were actually taking a big newspaper advertisements talking about how unfair the south korean trade deal where you know so on and so forth and then you know when you saw the...
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top stories in the last seven days with me kevin now in first president obama signed a bill which imposes new tougher sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program is despite surrounds threats to shut off appeal supply route in the gulf as tensions between the two countries continue to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence the monitors are overseeing the implementation of a peace plan that president assad agreed to. the world rings in twenty twelve with a bang with fireworks and celebrations across the globe here in moscow hundreds gathered on red square to watch a large scale extravaganza light up the city skyline. well twenty eleven was packed with world changing event spitta earlier this week i spoke to russia's ambassador to the united nations vitaly churkin who shared his opinion about tackling the issues currently dividing the globe. the u.n. security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths from nato strikes in libya but of members avoiding it or
top stories in the last seven days with me kevin now in first president obama signed a bill which imposes new tougher sanctions on iran over its disputed nuclear program is despite surrounds threats to shut off appeal supply route in the gulf as tensions between the two countries continue to build. the syrian regime's crackdown on demonstrators continues unabated forcing arab league observers to warn damascus to rein in the violence the monitors are overseeing the implementation of a peace plan...
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it was two years ago that president obama signed the bill into law. contes -- opponents say it will raise prices to everyone. s upporters say it is the only way to assure universal health care for everyone. july4th seep jurists appointed by both republicans and democrats uphold the law. so we're confident that it will be constitutional. our focus right now, there is will be a process play out and then the supreme court will deliberate. >> this is extremely expensive. families won't have a choice. they will be forced to buy an insurance product that the government tells them they have to purchase. if they don't, they have to pay a fine to the federal government. this is absurd. it has never happened before in the history of the country. >> reporter: but before we can get to the central argument, the first argument of the day will focus on whether it is even appropriate for the supreme court to hear this case at this point. it all has to do with that tax that congresswoman bachmann was talking it. it is possible that they will say until the fines kick i
it was two years ago that president obama signed the bill into law. contes -- opponents say it will raise prices to everyone. s upporters say it is the only way to assure universal health care for everyone. july4th seep jurists appointed by both republicans and democrats uphold the law. so we're confident that it will be constitutional. our focus right now, there is will be a process play out and then the supreme court will deliberate. >> this is extremely expensive. families won't have a...
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president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and. in response to iran threat. to count off a crucial supply average through which a fifth of the world's oil flows. and you will violence erupts in syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces arab league observers react with fury saying they may pull out and enter their mission to broker peace.
president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and. in response to iran threat. to count off a crucial supply average through which a fifth of the world's oil flows. and you will violence erupts in syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces arab league observers react with fury saying they may pull out and enter their mission to broker peace.
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president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and for national subset in response to ross threatens to cut off a crucial supply route through which fifths of the walls oil floods. a new wave of violence. syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces to serve as a reaction with fury saying they may pull out and end their mission to broker peace . and while the world welcomes the arrival of twenty twelve with fireworks and champagne almost seventy occupy protesters have to wish each other happy new year in custody they were arrested just before midnight attempting to return to. the place where the occupy wall street movement of three months about. the headlines up next aussies debate stay with us. and if you. still. want to. blow in welcome to rostov on beautiful what does the year two thousand and twelve hold for the world will be yours truly one day of the year before who will said the trends who will stay in power and who will fall with the protests that started around the world continue apace an
president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and for national subset in response to ross threatens to cut off a crucial supply route through which fifths of the walls oil floods. a new wave of violence. syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces to serve as a reaction with fury saying they may pull out and end their mission to broker peace . and while the world welcomes the arrival of twenty twelve...
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president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and for national subset a response to ross threatens to cut off a crucial supply route through which fix all the walls oil floods. a new wave of violence around since syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces been able to serve as a reaction with here reciting they made a loud and stand mission to broker peace. and while the water welcomes that arrival of twenty twelve.
president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank and for national subset a response to ross threatens to cut off a crucial supply route through which fix all the walls oil floods. a new wave of violence around since syria with demonstrators claiming schools will have been killed by security forces been able to serve as a reaction with here reciting they made a loud and stand mission to broker peace. and while the water welcomes that arrival of...
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george hw bush, bill clinton did, george w. bush, and president obama did. well i think there are some of my own personal views how president bush handled the situation, there's probably things in there readers disagree with, but there's things that readers would be surprised with in terms of what president bush thought in terms of diplomacy with north creigh, which is not something they normally associate with president bush's views on north korea. that was a natural thing where i could add something on this set, perhaps other authors who have written on the topic would not be able to. >> you don't necessarily take an ideological perspective in your evaluation of the other administrations, but you do give kind of a critical review of successes and failures of our administrations in dealing with the issue. one of the, i guess the basic thesis of the book is that north korea the is impossible state because no one inside is empowered to overthrow it, and no one on the outside cares about the risks that it causes to change it. in particular starting with no one
george hw bush, bill clinton did, george w. bush, and president obama did. well i think there are some of my own personal views how president bush handled the situation, there's probably things in there readers disagree with, but there's things that readers would be surprised with in terms of what president bush thought in terms of diplomacy with north creigh, which is not something they normally associate with president bush's views on north korea. that was a natural thing where i could add...
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president obama has threatened to veto the bill. the president says he's puzzled by what's holding up budget talkes and that house republicans should stop trying to score a point against him. >> take the deal. you know, they will be able to claim that they have worked with me over the last two years to reduce the deficit more than any other deficit reduction package, that we will have stabilized it for ten years. that is a significant achievement for them. they should be proud of it. but they keep on finding ways to say no as opposed to finding ways to say yes. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says he believes a deal could be reached by the end of the week. how much of an impact will the fiscal cliff have on businesses? cnbc caught up with martin sorrell and asked him what he's expecting coming 2013. >> it toughened up as we started the year. we started with a budget revenue of 4%. having done 4% in the first quarter, we were feeling relatively optimistic and we said it would be better than the 4%. from then on, it started
president obama has threatened to veto the bill. the president says he's puzzled by what's holding up budget talkes and that house republicans should stop trying to score a point against him. >> take the deal. you know, they will be able to claim that they have worked with me over the last two years to reduce the deficit more than any other deficit reduction package, that we will have stabilized it for ten years. that is a significant achievement for them. they should be proud of it. but...
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president barack obama signs a bill imposing new tough sanctions on iran targeting the central bank. in response to iran threatens to count off a crucial supply route through which a fifth of the world's oil flows. and new wave of violence erupts in syria with demonstrators claiming schools more have been killed by security forces arab league observers react with fury saying they may pull out and lose their mission to broker peace. and while the world welcomes their arrival of trying to twelve with fireworks and champagne almost seventy occupy protesters have to wish each other happy new year in custody so they were arrested just before midnight attempting to return to zuccotti park a place where the all clear by wall street movement has come to out of the three months about. twenty eleven was packed with world changing about and send my colleague kevin spoke to russia's ambassador to the yuan big time the trick and he gave his views on topic and some of the biggest international issues. the u.n. security council rejected russia's proposal to investigate civilian deaths from nato str
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bush, bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama. while there are some of my own personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation that readers might disagree with, there are also things that readers would be surprised about in terms of what president bush fought in terms of diplomacy with north korea, which is not normally something that would associate. that was a natural thing where i can add something that perhaps other authors who have written on the topic would not be able to. >> host: and you don't necessarily taken a logical perspective in your evaluation of the other administrations. you do those kind of critical reviews of successes and failures of other administrations. one of the -- i guess the basic pieces of the book is that north korea is the impossible state because no one inside is empowered to overturn it and no one on the outside cares enough to risk the cost of changing it. i want to ask about bulk of those. in particular starting with the one is in power to overthrow. what you think that has
bush, bill clinton, george w. bush, barack obama. while there are some of my own personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation that readers might disagree with, there are also things that readers would be surprised about in terms of what president bush fought in terms of diplomacy with north korea, which is not normally something that would associate. that was a natural thing where i can add something that perhaps other authors who have written on the topic would not...
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so all rights groups have slammed president obama over a controversial defense bill he's authorized the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects without charge or trial which is unprecedented in u.s. history obama said he did have some serious concerns about parts of the law and its pledge it won't be applied in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a blight on obama's legacy thanks specked the white house to break its promises especially as the notorious guantanamo bay prison remains open despite obama's pre-election balata shut it down by the beginning of two thousand and ten ati's marina portnoy has more long before he became u.s. president or a nobel peace prize winner barack obama was a constitutional law professor we have never been more energized. thank you. a civil liberties champion turned charismatic candidate who vowed to reverse the abuses and policies of his predecessor george w. bush four years later many civil rights advocates who once cheered yes we can are finding themselves saying no you can't not only has the obama administration blocked t
so all rights groups have slammed president obama over a controversial defense bill he's authorized the military to indefinitely detain terror suspects without charge or trial which is unprecedented in u.s. history obama said he did have some serious concerns about parts of the law and its pledge it won't be applied in full to americans but rights advocates are calling the bill a blight on obama's legacy thanks specked the white house to break its promises especially as the notorious guantanamo...
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we need to reduce spending which is the last thing the obama administration is looking at. >> bill clinton was successful saying if i am elected i will raise taxes on the rich and republicans say it was because of ross perot but he made the case and saying i will cut taxes on the middle class and raise them on the wealthy and it is risky. >> i think he can sell it and president clinton is one of the reasons he can sell it. not only did he get elected by making partly that argument, he also implemented it when he became president and we enjoyed the greatest economic expansion that we had in a generation. i think americans understand the issue of fairness. that's why i think when you say cut spending, cut spending, cut spending, they also understand we can't cut watdeficits to a balanced debt so you when you put the obama plan forward they understand that a lot better than the campaign slogans. it is about fairness. when you have millionaires and billionaires paying more than middle class teachers and teachers losing their jobs because there isn't enough spending to go around for what you ne
we need to reduce spending which is the last thing the obama administration is looking at. >> bill clinton was successful saying if i am elected i will raise taxes on the rich and republicans say it was because of ross perot but he made the case and saying i will cut taxes on the middle class and raise them on the wealthy and it is risky. >> i think he can sell it and president clinton is one of the reasons he can sell it. not only did he get elected by making partly that argument,...
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arms-control assn i agree with this bill the of the obama handling of the pressure. it does seem in the process he made it clear process -- promise if iran move to acquire weapons he would respond with military action which is a full throated endorsement of the bush doctrine. how does that hurt her is that heard in tehran but? does it confirm what they always thought? partisan make them think they're better organized? >> one argument 1/2 to have a realistic military option. if there is no military threats iran it will not come to the table. the program is motivated by insecurity and fear. so i don't think necessarily the facilities is necessarily productive. that fat could come paul iran to weapon is the program. we don't know if sanctions have that effect. it could get to that point* if the regime feels it is in peril it could have the weapons capability as a solution. you have a very limited effect. iran is under the impression is reiterating that constantly is not necessarily productive. >> i have time for one more question. >> with the sanctions would use the ira
arms-control assn i agree with this bill the of the obama handling of the pressure. it does seem in the process he made it clear process -- promise if iran move to acquire weapons he would respond with military action which is a full throated endorsement of the bush doctrine. how does that hurt her is that heard in tehran but? does it confirm what they always thought? partisan make them think they're better organized? >> one argument 1/2 to have a realistic military option. if there is no...
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bill clinton did. george w. bush and barack obama all day. there are some of my own personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation, and there are probably some things that leaders might disagree with. but there are also some things that readers will be surprised about, in terms of what the u.s. sought with diplomacy's first north korea is concerned. that is a natural thing where i could add something on this that perhaps other authors who have written would not be able to. >> and you don't necessarily take an ideological perspective in your evaluation of the other administrations, but you give a critical review of successes and failures of other administrations in dealing with the issue. >> i guess the basic thesis of the book is that north korea is to be impossible state, because no one inside is empowered to overthrow it, and the one on the outside anyone on the outside doesn't care enough about risking the costs to change it. i want to ask you in particular, starting with no one has the power to overthrow, why do y
bill clinton did. george w. bush and barack obama all day. there are some of my own personal views about how i thought president bush handled the situation, and there are probably some things that leaders might disagree with. but there are also some things that readers will be surprised about, in terms of what the u.s. sought with diplomacy's first north korea is concerned. that is a natural thing where i could add something on this that perhaps other authors who have written would not be able...
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friday was the two-year president obama signing the bill into law. tomorrow, the court will hear about why it is unconstitutional. >> sleeping on the steps of the since friday, at this moment is fighting for a seat inside on behalf of her two children. is diabetic and the other from epilepsy. >> my children face a lifetime being one job away from lacking health insurance coverage. she wanted to be front and center. the individual mandate that almost every american must coverage or pay a penalty. that is at the center of this high-stakes showdown. >> the real issue that most about is are concerned theconstitutionality of government forcing americans to for a very expensive insurance policy. >> the obama administration is provision.he they're fighting back against the 26 states of part of the lawsuit, the white house is promising the law will be upheld definingf the s decade.nt of thi >> by the end of this decade, we the be very glad republicans challenged obamacare. aware of there facts theear a coulde court decision have. deal.is a big now it is a bi
friday was the two-year president obama signing the bill into law. tomorrow, the court will hear about why it is unconstitutional. >> sleeping on the steps of the since friday, at this moment is fighting for a seat inside on behalf of her two children. is diabetic and the other from epilepsy. >> my children face a lifetime being one job away from lacking health insurance coverage. she wanted to be front and center. the individual mandate that almost every american must coverage or...
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president bill clinton took the stage to make his case for why voters should give obama another term. >> i want -- i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. >> clinton praised obama for his efforts to revive the economy. he said the president stopped the nation's slide and put the u.s. on the road to recovery. he also said republicans are asking voters to fire obama even though the previous administration left a mess that's not yet completely cleaned up. clinton said people who envision a country of shared prosperity and shared responsibility should vote for obama. the president is set to accept the nomination in a speech on thursday to wrap up the convention. >>> controversy has hit the convention over a back flip in the u.s. democrats party platform. members have voted to reinstate language declaring jerusalem the capital of israel. it's an apparent effort to appease jewish voters. >> president obama recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel, and our party's platform should, as
president bill clinton took the stage to make his case for why voters should give obama another term. >> i want -- i want barack obama to be the next president of the united states. and i proudly nominate him to be the standard bearer of the democratic party. >> clinton praised obama for his efforts to revive the economy. he said the president stopped the nation's slide and put the u.s. on the road to recovery. he also said republicans are asking voters to fire obama even though the...
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barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a populist past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come so now it seems the russian retaliation that was long promised is now shaping up russia's own bill doing roughly the same thing as the magnitsky bill has passed its first reading in the russian duma it's not known exactly who it's targeting but some possible examples are what russia a says those are u.s. citizens accused by russia of breaching the human rights of russians for example in the last ten years and number of russian children adopted by u.s. citizens have died or suffered human rights abuses among th
barack obama has signed into law the u.s. magnitsky bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a populist past it was attached to a piece of trade legislation...
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bill, where are we? four years, obama has been talking. four years the iranians have it happened to build -- >> bill: no doubt about it. they thumbed their nose at him. >> north korea route. >> colonel hunt, i certainly understand that model, but iran is different. north korea doesn't threaten the world economy, the world oil supplies. they weren't led by meeseianic nut cases. they didn't have this -- >> ralph, you're -- >> bill: the north korea had a restraining agent in that sense does to this day and that's china. there is no restraining agent on iran at all. none. >> but guy, iran has hezbollah and hamas, if they uncork them, hezbollah in lebanon and hamas in palestine and float one of their three submarines in the strait of arrest had you seen, you have real problems. my point is that if you bomb, if the israelis go to bomb, there is no success. the only way to get at those bunkers is nuclear bunker busters and nobody is going to throw nukes at iran. my point is there is so much more to do against iran than talk about -- >> bill: look
bill, where are we? four years, obama has been talking. four years the iranians have it happened to build -- >> bill: no doubt about it. they thumbed their nose at him. >> north korea route. >> colonel hunt, i certainly understand that model, but iran is different. north korea doesn't threaten the world economy, the world oil supplies. they weren't led by meeseianic nut cases. they didn't have this -- >> ralph, you're -- >> bill: the north korea had a restraining...
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and former president bill clinton. >> a new initiative by president obama allows undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and protections from the partition. if they served in the military, are under the age of 30 come and enter the country under the age of 16. next, an administration official from the health and human services department on an investigative reporter talk about the cases of children being separated from their morgan parents. this is an hour. >> i am an immigration tax analyst. we have a panel to talk about immigration and its effects on children, families, the community that the 11. watch our new report, how today's immigration enforcement impact children, families demand communities. that report can be found on our website as well as to my belief, we have some copies on the back table. this report is the third in our series documented the undocumented which looks at all aspects of life for authorized immigrants trying to turn a spotlight on an issue of the immigration debate that gets overlooked in conversations about other members deported or arriving or large
and former president bill clinton. >> a new initiative by president obama allows undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and protections from the partition. if they served in the military, are under the age of 30 come and enter the country under the age of 16. next, an administration official from the health and human services department on an investigative reporter talk about the cases of children being separated from their morgan parents. this is an hour. >> i am an...
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>> the obama campaign is trying to raise all of the popular things about the health care bill, they're trying to say, hey, look, if this goes away, all the pre-existing conditions, your kids up to age 26, would lose insurance. but overall, what the obama campaign is doing is really interesting. they have been waiting for a mitt romney for a long time and look for them to pounce quickly through television ads and other things. this race is going to begin, i think, really soon. it already has, of course, but the president obsessed by his race to come with mitt romney. gwen: we know that mitt romney would rather talk about barack obama but it seems that newt gingrich is still in the race and rick santorum is still in the race -- you had a dust-up with him this week. we'll tell you about in the webcast. just watch. and also, ron paul is still in the race. it turns out newt gingrich met privately with romney and santorum is telling people if he asks me to be vice president, i wouldn't mind. it doesn't feel like a real race anymor >> it doesn't but the voters have to make that decision. if t
>> the obama campaign is trying to raise all of the popular things about the health care bill, they're trying to say, hey, look, if this goes away, all the pre-existing conditions, your kids up to age 26, would lose insurance. but overall, what the obama campaign is doing is really interesting. they have been waiting for a mitt romney for a long time and look for them to pounce quickly through television ads and other things. this race is going to begin, i think, really soon. it already...